Polygamy, Peyote, and the Public Peace

AUTHOR(S)

Neuhaus, Richard John

PUB. DATE

October 1990

SOURCE

First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion & Public Life;Oct1990, Issue 6, p63

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the constitutional right to the free exercise of religion in the U.S. in reference to the U.S. Supreme Court case Employment Division versus Smith which was filed in Oregon in 1879. Background of the court case; Classification and scope of the right to the free exercise of religion; Role of overriding governmental interest in the nullification of the right to the free exercise of religion.

Analyzes the United States Supreme Court's ruling regarding the unconstitutionality of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Threat on religious liberty; Decision on the City of Boerne versus Flores case; Change in protection afforded to unlawful religious conduct.

Opinion. Discusses the US Supreme Court's ruling that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) is unconstitutional. The call for governmental officials at all levels to enforce the spirit of RFRA and maintain religious freedom; Strong protections for religious freedom on the state level;...

Discusses the bill being considered in the United States Senate called the Religious Liberty Protection Act. Concern that the bill to protect religious freedom will erode basic liberties; Example of the Father Timothy Mockaitis' case in which the confession of Conan Wayne Hale was recorded in...

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Discusses the bill being considered in the United States Senate called the Religious Liberty Protection Act. Concern that the bill to protect religious freedom will erode basic liberties; Example of the Father Timothy Mockaitis' case in which the confession of Conan Wayne Hale was recorded in...

This article challenges the conventional understanding of the separation of church and state by arguing that there is no analytical or constitutional problem with using religious law for the purpose of constitutional interpretation. We situate our arguments within the context of the broader...

The article discusses issues and topics related to religious rights and the opinions of the Supreme Court in the U.S. In terms of religious liberty, the Enabling Act of 1864 has a force beyond a certain situation which it exercises in the constitutions that incorporate it. The author explains...

Suggests several mystery novels for President Bill Clinton to read. `Saratoga Backtalk,' by Stephen Dobyns; `Mortal Remains in Maggody,' by Joan Hess; `Playmates,' by Robert B. Parker; `Nick's Tip,' by George P. Pelecanos; `Twilight at Mac's Place,' by Ross Thomas.

This article explains the reason behind the position of the U.S. Supreme Court in issues regarding the Title VII provision of the Civil Rights Act in 1990. On February 2, 1990, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, en bane, considered whether Title VII regulates the employment practices of U.S....